Charting the rivalry: Michigan State's 10 best wins over Michigan

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Oct. 27, 2013

Quarterback Kirk Cousins celebrates an Edwin Baker touchdown during MSU's 34-17 win over Michigan in 2010. Michigan State, which was a five-point underdog, earned its most lopsided victory in the series since beating the Wolverines, 34-0, in 1967. The win gave the Spartans their first two-game streak in Ann Arbor since the 1960s and led to MSU's first Big Ten title since 1990.

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1953 - Michigan State 14, Michigan 6: After a long, bitter battle to enter the Big Ten despite Michigan's opposition, Michigan State grabbed a share of the league title in its first year with this win. The Spartans took home the Paul Bunyan Trophy in its first game and went on to beat UCLA in the Rose Bowl.

1990 - Michigan State 28, Michigan 27: The unranked Spartans beat the No. 1 Wolverines in a classic game in Ann Arbor, and both ended up in a four-way tie for the Big Ten title at the end of the year. This is best known for a trip of U-M receiver Desmond Howard that wasn't called on a two-point conversion to ...